El Caoba (Chiapas)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Caoba, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 32 inhabitants of Chiapas.
The town of El Caoba (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Catazajá. There are 32 inhabitants and it is 7 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Palenque is 72 minutes away by car (53 km). It is the most populated town in the position #58 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Caoba, 20% of the population over 12 years is single and 11% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Caoba is located at 19.4 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Catazajá, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Caoba.
#1 Where is El Caoba? How to go? Map
Online map of El Caoba in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Caoba (Chiapas) is 32 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 2010 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 2005 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.62 | 11.11 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 46.88% | 78.26% |
| Illiterate population: | 21.88% | 8.70% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 12.50% | 11.11% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 9.38% | 7.14% |
| Schooling level: | 4.52 | 4.50 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.58 | 5 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.45 | 3.83 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 21.88% | 21.74% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 6.25% | 4.35% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Catazajá (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 37.50% | 34.78% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 80.00% | 88.89% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 9 | 4 |
| Homes with electricity: | 77.78% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 22.22% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 77.78% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 66.67% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 11.11% | 25.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 55.56% | 50.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 11.11% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Caoba
With the satellite map of El Caoba will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Catazajá. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Caoba.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Caoba
Do you want to stay in El Caoba? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Caoba:- HOTEL LA ISLA: 16 km away, direction East (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LIRIO: 16 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOLITA: 17 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
- POSADA YADA: 20 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Caoba
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Caoba? The list of the best places to visit in El Caoba and nearby locations.Magical Towns near El Caoba to discover the Mexican culture:
- Palenque (Chiapas): Don't miss "Parque Nacional Palenque", 72 km, heading South (53 minutes by car)
- Las Delicias (18 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- El Pital (46 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
- La Primavera (19 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
- San Antonio el Potrero (7 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Caoba (Chiapas)
In El Caoba there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of El Caoba, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
#7 Pictures of El Caoba
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Caoba, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Caoba, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 Vote for El Caoba as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Chiapas, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Chiapas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Catazajá
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Catazajá
- Buenavista (34 inhabitants)
- El Caoba (32 inhabitants)
- El Piedral (7 inhabitants)
- El Piedralito (4 inhabitants)
- El Porvenir (8 inhabitants)
- El Sacrificio (- inhabitants)
- El Tinto Bonshán (110 inhabitants)
- Ignacio Zaragoza (909 inhabitants)
- La Victoria (15 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Jaboncito (2 inhabitants)
- La Ilusión (5 inhabitants)
- San Joaquín (6 inhabitants)
- San Manuel (Desengaño) (1 inhabitants)
- San Román (6 inhabitants)
- San Simón (- inhabitants)